dairy

RABDF/NMR Gold Cup finalist Will Venn has expanded cow numbers over the last 10 years and has aimed to make incremental performance improvements along the way

Nuffield Farming Next Generation scholar Bronagh Dempster, 24, writes about her experiences of the scheme and why young people should choose a career in farming

Managing on-farm risk factors is key to preventing cases of both foul in the foot and corkscrew claw in the dairy herd

The dairy sector showed its support for the NFU's Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign, with businesses adding signatures to the campaign pledge at Dairy-Tech

Major dairies have announced price holds for February and March

The coalition hopes to achieve fair pricing for British farmers, to end 'misleading' labelling in supermarkets, increase on-farm educational opportunities, and promote meat in a balanced diet

In today's episode of Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses criticism of Government's response to foot-and-mouth disease in Germany and concerns raised over checks for illegal meat imports, Riverford Organic founder condemns supermarkets' support of farmers fighting to overturn the family farm tax as a ‘cynical, hypocritical' public relations stunt, and British dairy farmers have significantly reduced the number of pure-bred dairy bull calves being born on farms

The disease mainly affects cows in the very early postpartum period, with older and high-yielding cows at greater risk

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the latest reaction to Government's land use announcement, which the TFA claims could see agricultural land drop by 10%; 13 dairy producers in the South West have been handed their 12 months' notice by Saputo Dairy UK, and the Welsh Labour MP who is standing up for farmers over family farm tax row. She also looks ahead to next week with NFU Scotland's annual conference, Dairy-Tech and YAMS machinery show all taking place

The dairy said it was a ‘a necessary thing to do for the business as we seek to ensure our milk pool is fit for the future’